Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-02
.HETTIE WHEELER'S SCRAE
BOOK.
BY JONAS JuTToN.

bi JONAS JuIIoN.
Never were two young people more
devoted to each other than were Harry
Ssomers and Hettie Wheeler. You
might find in fiction characters whose
hearts throbbcd with q truer nobler
love for each other, but in real life
never. They were as essential to each
others happiness as were the soft mel
low rays of the golden sun, or the warm
gentle showers to the rich purple VIC
lets and blue-bells which grew in rich
profusion on the banks ef the clear,
babhling brook along which Harry and
Hettie loved to stroll together in beau
tiful, balmy springtime. Hettie was
the only child of her widowed mother,
and Harry knew that when he married
duty would require him to support Mrs.
Wheeler as we'll as Hottie. Therefore
prudence warned him not to attempt
matrimony until he was sure that his
income was sufficient to support them.
lie was q turner in q large furniture
factory, and he knew he could not sup
port them with his slender salary Of
$40 week. As Harry was ever on the
alert to advance his employers interest,
was prompt in the discharge Of his du-
ties, and polite and courteous to every
one the proprietor soon discovered his
worth and assured him that he would be
promoted to the position of foreman of
the turner's room when the present
foreman's contract expired, which was
only ten months off. That was the
time to which Hottie and Harry looked
forward with so much pleasure, for as
foreman of the turner's room, with a
salary of $50 week, the brightest
dreams of their lives would be realized
and their longdelayed marriage
would be consummated. They talked of
their future, thought of it, dreamed Of
it. Ten months seemed ON age to them,
but they were happy in tho thought
that the time was no longer. The day
on which Harry received the pleasing in
formation that he would be promoted
TO the foremanship of the turner's
room, Mrs. Wheeler received letter
from her cousin, Mr.. Frank Newton,
OF New York, stating that the following
week he would be down in that part OF
tie country to look after some land he
had purchased, and that before return
iEg to New York he would make them
d visit Hottie and her mother were
in futter Of excitement, for Mr.. New
ton, the wealthy proprietor of a popu.
lar New York literary paper, was almost
q stra aor to them. Hettie had never
seen him, and Mrs. Wheeler had not
seen him since they were children to-
gether. Mr.. Newton, a fine-looking,
portly gentleman of 40, handsomely at
tired, and with magnificent diamond
pin blazing on the immaculate shirt
front, at last arrived. Mrs. Wheeler
and Hettie heartily welcomed him to
their humble home, which was as bright
and cheerful as soap and water, four
industrious hands. and two happy, smil-
ing faces could make it. On the second
evening after Mr.. Newton's arrival. Het-
tie, whose services were required in the
kitchen with her mother, excused her
self to her cousin, and, handing him her
scrap-book, remarked that he might
find something in it that would interest
him while she and her mother were out.
After they had eaten supper and were
again seated around the blazing fire
which burned and cracked in the sit
ting-room CRATE, MIR. Newton again
picked up Hettie's sorap-book and care
fully turned it's leaves. After turning
fifteen or twenty pages he stopped and
said, Cousin Hottie, while you and
Cousin Kate were preparing supper ]
read these two little stories which in
terestcd me very much. I see they
were written for your village paper.
Their author certainly possesses rare
literary talent. Do you know who
wrote these pieces, Cousin Hettie?"
Hettie blualled and was on the point
anerius out reply, when her
os..er said:
81 will tell you the name of the
author, Cousin Frank; it is Harry
Somers. He is young man, a turner
in the furniture factory here. He is an
exceptionally nice young man, and is
Hettie's most devoted admirer. They
will be married as soon as Harry re-
ceives the position of foreman, which
will be next fall. [ am highly pleased
WITH Hettie's choice. for Harry Somers